Global Issues
News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 507
Why Rich Countries must Protect Developing Nations from Coronavirus Pandemic
- Inter Press Service
BRASTISLAVA, Mar 16 (IPS) - Governments in wealthy, first world countries must not ignore the plight of poorer nations battling the coronavirus or the disease will not be brought under control, global development experts have said.
Global Economic Consequences of COVID-19
- Inter Press Service
DENVER, Colorado, Mar 16 (IPS) - The panic resulting from the events starting with the deaths in Wuhan keeps spreading globally faster than the spreading of the virus itself. Quite apart from the immediate health dangers, now a new economic danger looms large globally.
We are facing the prospects of a deep and lasting global recession regardless of the health policy and economic policy measures taken by China, the US and other countries unless there is timely global cooperation and coordination.
What will be the global economic impact of COVID-19 if swift and effective action is not taken globally? Is there a way to find out through some kind of rigorous model-based economic analysis?
Fight, Not Flight, Must Be the Strategy for Flattening the COVID-19 Curve
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 16 (IPS) - The number of coronavirus cases in Kenya has jumped to three after the government confirmed two more cases. President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced a raft of proactive measures to prevent the spread of the virus.
Changing Weather Patterns Spell Doom for Unprepared Pakistan Farmers
- Inter Press Service
Mar 13 (IPS) - Unpredictable weather patterns in the form of excessive or prolonged rainfall are wreaking havoc for farmers across Pakistan as sowing and harvesting periods are severely affected.
Rural Poverty and Disability in Ethiopia
- Inter Press Service
PHILADELPHIA and NEW DELHI, Mar 13 (IPS) - With about 109 million people, Ethiopia is the second most populous nation in Africa after Nigeria, and the fastest growing economy in the region. However, it is also one of the poorest, with a per capita income of $790.
How will COVID-19 Affect Economies of Latin America & the Caribbean?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 12 (IPS) - History shows that in Latin America and the Caribbean, volatility is the norm and not the exception and that the development trajectories of their countries are not linear.
Rural Poverty, Employment and Disability
- Inter Press Service
PHILADELPHIA and NEW DELHI, Mar 11 (IPS) - About 15% of the world's population lives with some form of disability, of whom 2-4% experience significant difficulties in functioning. Disability is part of the human condition, and almost everyone will be temporarily or permanently impaired at some point in life, and those who survive into old age will experience increasing difficulties in functioning.
Here the focus is on empirical validation of whether disabilities are associated with economic hardships through loss of employment and consequently impoverishment in rural India. The motivation stems from continuing neglect of health in the budgetary allocations –including the allocations for 2020-21.
Why Pakistan Isn’t Taking that Final Step towards Polio Eradication
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Pakistan, Mar 11 (IPS) - Dr. Rana Muhammad Safdar, the coordinator for Pakistan's National Emergency Operations Centre for Polio Eradication, has sleepless nights thinking about what needs to be done for his country to eradicate polio.
UN Reaches 90:90 Gender Parity in Senior Leadership Transforming Organizational Culture
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 11 (IPS) - The United Nations claims it has reached one of its primary goals relating to women's rights in the world body: gender parity at senior levels of management and in the highest echelons of the Organization.
CORRECTED VERSION: Stock Market Bubble Threat
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Mar 11 (IPS) - The US is currently still in a stock market bubble which, if history is any guide, is likely to end, as argued by Thomas Palley. While President Trump would, of course, like to sustain it to strengthen his November re-election prospects, the Covid19 black swan is already showing signs of pricking the bubble
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